HARBOR THEATER

185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor

633-0438 ~ www.boothbaycinema.org

Winter Schedule: Closed Monday and Tuesday.  Holiday info: Closed Christmas, open New Year’s Day.

“Little Women” - (Rated PG, 2 hours, 15 minutes) - Directed by Greta Gerwig. With Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh. Following the lives of four sisters, Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg, as they come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Though all very different from each other, the March sisters stand by each other through difficult and changing times. The film also stars Meryl Streep as Aunt March and Laura Dern as Marmee March. Screening at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26 through 28; Jan. 1 through 4; and Jan. 8 and 9. Playing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29 and Jan. 5.

“Greta Gerwig’s interpretation is a rich and effortlessly vibrant examination of the four March ‘little women.” - LA Times

“The Wizard of Oz” - (Rated G, 1 hour, 52 minutes) — Special Event with Costume Party! - Saturday, Dec. 28 — Intro to film by Hamilton Meserve - with a short video. Doors open at 1 p.m. No reserved seats – first come, first served. Free small popcorn and candy to kids under 12.

Costume Contest: Wear your favorite Oz costume! Prizes/theater tickets in these categories: Best Adult, Best Teenager & Best Child (under 12). Costume parade starts at 1:30 p.m.

Meserve, son of Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch of the West), will introduce the film at 1:45 p.m. and stay afterwards for Q & A. A Southport Island resident, Meserve is President of the Board of Harbor Theater and a Lincoln County Commissioner.

In this classic musical fantasy, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land "somewhere over the rainbow." Dorothy's dream comes true when she, her dog, Toto, and her family's house are transported by a tornado to a bright and magical world unlike anything she has seen before.

Unfortunately, she makes a mortal enemy of a wicked witch when the house falls on the hag's sister. Now, befriended by a scarecrow without a brain, a tin man with no heart and a cowardly lion—and protected by a pair of enchanted ruby slippers—Dorothy sets off along a yellow brick road for the Emerald City to beseech the all-powerful Wizard of Oz for his help to return home.

Winner of Academy Awards for the classic song, “Over The Rainbow” and for “Best Score,” the family classic also received an Oscar nomination for “Best Picture.” A special Oscar for “the best juvenile performer of the year” was awarded to Judy Garland.

LINCOLN THEATER

2 Theater St., Damariscotta

563-3424 ~ www.lcct.org

“The Good Liar” - (R; 1 hour, 49 minutes) - Career con man Roy (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes. Legendary actors Mirren and McKellen star together on screen for the first time in this suspenseful drama about the secrets people keep and the lies they live. Final screenings Thursday, Dec. 26 at 2 and 7 p.m.

“Jojo Rabbit” - (PG-13; 1 hour, 48 minutes) -  Writer director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 ; Saturday, Dec. 28; Sunday, Dec. 29;  Wednesday, Jan. 1; and at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan.2.

“The 39 Steps” - (1935; 1 hour, 26 minutes) - Classic Film Club presents -  From director Alfred Hitchcock; while on vacation in London, Canadian Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in an international spy ring related to the mysterious "39 steps." Then he meets agent Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim), who is soon killed in his apartment. He must elude the police, who are hunting him for murder, while he tries to stop Professor Jordan (Godfrey Tearle) from sending secrets out of the country. Hannay is assisted by Pamela (Madeleine Carroll), an unwilling accomplice who discovers the truth. Playing Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.